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Samsung Electronics Co. has reclaimed its throne as the world's largest semiconductor company, overtaking global foundry giant Taiwan Semiconductor ...

Singapore-based biosimilar maker Prestige BioPharma and nine startups are set to make initial public offerings in Seoul to raise at least 640 billio...

Growth in South Korea’s venture capital investments has been slow relative to the pace of the country’s economic growth, creating an opp...

Once considered just one of many Asian entertainment products, Korean dramas, games, music and webtoons – collectively known as K-content &nda...

Electric car batteries are often dubbed as "another semiconductor" in South Korea, a reference to the importance of semiconductor chips, key drive...

South Korea’s leading platform giant Kakao Corp. has joined hands with China’s tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. to tap into the Chinese ...

Samsung Electronics Co. is upping the ante to extend its leadership in the memory chip sector with a vow to invest heavily in the NAND business next...

This is the first in our bi-weekly Deal briefs series, covering the latest M&A deals and key events in South Korea’s capital markets. We w...

South Korea’s leading webtoon (digital comics) platforms are wrestling to secure the No. 1 position in the global market as they work to tak...

Private equity firms have been leading South Korea’s mergers and acquisitions markets in a broader range of sectors in recent years, represent...

South Korea’s portal giant Naver Corp. is hoping third time’s a charm as it gears up to re-enter the Japanese search engine market after...

Samsung Electronics Co.’s global TV market share rose to record levels in the third quarter in value terms, boosted by large-size organic ligh...

Corporate earnings generally come in line with estimates from market analysts, who closely monitor industry conditions. But this year, one sector anal...

More than half of South Korea’s key asset owners, led by the National Pension Service, are inclined to expand overseas private debt investment i...

The South Korean stock market’s recent rally is both a blessing and a curse for fund managers as investors are increasingly exiting their funds ...

South Korea’s stock markets are expected to continue their uptrend into next year, fueled by aggressive foreign buying on the back of strong cor...

Emojis and stickers, pictorial icons used to convey emotions in messaging apps, help break down language barriers as users can intuitively recognize...

SK Telecom Co. and online retail giant Amazon.com have agreed to team up in South Korea’s e-commerce market, in a deal that could lead to cross-...

Gaudio Lab Inc., backed by SoftBank Ventures, is throwing down the gauntlet to Dolby Laboratories for the three-dimensional (3D) audio market, for whi...

South Korea's benchmark Kospi reached a two-year high closing at 2485.87 points on Nov. 11, posting an eight-session winning streak driven by imminent...

South Korean biosimilar maker Celltrion Inc's operating profit topped market expectations by more than 20% in the third quarter, hitting a record high...

SAP, a German enterprise software giant, is expected to heat up competition in South Korea's cloud market as it unveils plans to build a data center i...

Hyundai Motor Co. has signed two initial agreements with several Chinese companies toward establishing business platforms for hydrogen trucks in China...

Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to supply its Exynos mobile processor chips to China’s two leading handset makers, Xiaomi and Oppo, next yea...

StepStone is a leading private markets firm that oversees over US$296 billion of private capital allocations, including approximately US$67 bill...

Nuveen, the investment management arm of TIAA, is one of the world’s largest investment managers with over US$1 trillion in AUM as of 30 Ju...

Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager operating integrated businesses across Credit, Privat...

Fiera Capital is an independent global asset management firm with a multi-boutique approach, with over USD125 billion in assets under management...

Tracing our history to 1928, Wellington Management is one of the world’s largest independent investment management firms. With over US$1.1...

Lotte Group has indefinitely postponed its plan to list Lotte Rental Co., in the latest sign of a cooldown in the local initial public offering market...